Innovativeness: a key factor to support contractors' business success

被引：4
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作者：
Setiawan, Harijanto [1 ]
Erdogan, Bilge [2 ]
Ogunlana, Stephen O. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Jln Babarsari 44, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
[2] Heriot Watt Univ, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS | 2017年 / 171卷
关键词：
innovation; contractors; Indonesia; qualitative data; thematic analysis;
D O I：
10.1016/j.proeng.2017.01.347
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Indonesian contractors are challenged by high levels of competition both locally and globally. In order to be successful in competition, a contractor is required to be innovative. This study aims to clarify the concept of innovativeness and to explore its implementation particularly in Indonesian contractors. Following a thorough examination of the literature on innovativeness, semi-structured interviews were carried out with top managers of contractors in Indonesia to determine the innovativeness characteristics of Indonesian contracting firms. The qualitative data were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis method. This study found three contractor actions to support innovations: carrying out research and development, challenging staff to be innovative and supporting programs that spark innovation. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码：379 / 386
页数：8
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